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The PMJ volumes offer glimpses into the motives that led some Jews facing Nazi persecution to end their lives. In some farewell letters, despair and hopelessness prevail; others are marked by a defiant insistence on preserving individual dignity. Responses by newspapers and individuals to the news of Jews taking their lives add to the selection of documents presented here.